A airplane is traveling 374mph. How long (in minutes) will it take to travel 6176 miles?

Question

A airplane is traveling 374mph. How long (in minutes) will it take to travel 6176 miles? Round up to the nearest minute. If the answer is 11.2 minutes, then you should type in 12 as the answer.

Answer 1

Hi Jessica,

Since there is no altitude given, then an angular distance can't be calculated. With that said it will be assumed that the distanced traveled is translational (eg. linear).

In this case velocity equals the quotient of a change in distance by a change in time. (v = ^Δd/^Δt).

Step #1 - Mathematical Transposition of the Velocity Equation

1. t = ^Δd/v

Step #2 - Plug & Solve

1. t = ^Δd/v = 6176 miles / 374 (miles/hr) (60 minutes/hr) = 990.8 minutes = 991 minutes.

And your answer is 991 minutes for the plane to travel a translational distance of 6176 miles.